Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02

man rig0rouS'y.
vcnlent weapon, 50 convenient tlot rei-
Mr. Sharpe could not have selected "a .,..1
more appropriate for his own cha iH.tt.
So Carriston seemed 90 think. for Do. I.ii .l
rheerfully some eight or ton good oa jag
strokes
Nevertheless, being respee able doctor
and man of peace, | was comp .lai 90 10.
fere. ! held Carristons arm, w'u
Sharpe struggled 10 his feet, ana o.l. o.
Letting his hat AMI his uocketb'l, s..aI
aulng vengeTuuy at MS Sese'1ut, al5
rubbing the while such OF the V.1s 01 l.
back rs he could reach. Annoy rs et
az the unprofessional fracas ] coull
help laughing at the mans app ar-.
doubt the possibility of any one lo. slug
heroic after such a thra.hiug
III have the law for tuI-." Dr. e.at .
~ amt paid TO he beaten by "a mailman.
You're paid TO do my work. mot 81. th.
er's,' said Carristor ''Go u tina l..1 anl
has overbribed you AMI sent yol tY .el .e
your lies. Go 10 him; tell hl .at once
more he has failed Out Of my
As Carriston showed SIGNS OF ra..rr,.lc.
ing hostile operations, the man nl ras
the doorway. There, being .u con tyo
safety he turned with "a maj -u11l l.r
You'll smart for this he ID; a.n
they lock you up as rayIns luusu-, "a ,ry
and get post ~ keeper.
was glad 10 SOC that Cawi-tN paid r1
attention 10 this parting sn1l'. li' t,i'r
his back scornfully, ana tAa fellow !. 10 Vac
room and the house.
Now are YOU convinccdr o.;l Car.s
ton, turning TO me.
Convinced of what! That his .aI. u1
true. or that ho has been m.slpaI. lam gusts
certain
"Tush. That is not worth cln.d st'1l
Don't YOU see that Ralph ha, done all tlst
] set that man 20 watch him. he found oIt
the espionage: suboruel ms ae.ut.a-. tH.I-
agent, l should say; Sun u.m la.e v.lI a
trump.d up tale. ola, yes. I Wa. 90 a.va
that Madeline hal deserted ma -tl.- E. ID
drive me out Of my sense Ny cousin is %
fool after ALL
without further proof | cannot icle,'
that your suspicious are correct, 4 sail l.l
! must own / spoke with some boz. ta
Proof \ clever man Ike you oItat
see ample proof in the fac. of that
having twice called me a madmlu. I.fa
en- him but once beforc-you know i r.. a
gave him any grounds for uo.ur sdcl a1
assertion. Tell me, from whM could De
have learned tho word except from Italqh
CarristonN
was bound, il only to save ms own ra-l
tation for sagacty, % Conie-- Tint t'" p.l.
noted 10y CarriSton had raised cer.ln dlaa..
in my mind. But if Ralph Garrison r..lt
was trying by some finely wrought ...i,
10 bring about what he desired. tlars $3.50,
all the mors reason for great caution To- -e
eSeTCisv
~ am sorry you beat the fellow" ] SAID
He will now swear RICH; all les that 500
IRE not in your senses
"Of course he will. What do I care =
"Only remember this II is easier To- 20,
put in an asylum than TO get oat az li."
1T is not so very easy for saDe MAN DIS
myself TO be put in, especially WHOM st al
his guard. have lookei up tha lau. Il. D.,
must be a certificate signed by two d0.to.s.
surgeons or, | believe, apothecarioi wii lo.
who have seen the supposed luuair a..n.
and together I'll take very good care I
speak TO no doctor save yourself, and keep
out of the way Of surgeons and apotle-
carries
it quite chcercd me 20 hear him paak.n-
so sensibly and colloctedly about hm.clt
but l again impressed upon him tAe nc,l cl
great caution. Although ] could uot h3
lieve that his cousin had taken Madeline
away. | was. after the affair with Tao spy,
inclined 10 think that, as Ca1i-toa aNeirej.
he aimed at getting him, sane or insane, in.J
a madhOusc
But after all these days we were not
step nearer TO the discovery OF MADELINE
whereabouts Cariston made u' -v" 90
10 b, CONtopadl